Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot was a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. In 1985, Pivot created the Championnats mondiaux d'orthographe (world spelling championships). He has been Chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2019.
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about...
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Days of Darkness
as Bernard PivotJean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and...
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Going and Coming Back
as Bernard PivotSalomé Lerner just finished writing an autobiography. She goes to a TV show called...
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Belmondo, le magnifique
as Self (archive footage)With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one...
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Delphine and Carole
as Self (archive footage)In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists,...
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I Betrayed Hitler
as Self (archive footage)During the worst days of World War II, the British government asks the mathematician Alan Turing...
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Football Rebels
as SelfFive stories that tell how a handful of football stars took the risk of losing everything and...
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The Gods Must Be Daring
as uncreditedA priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all...
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Mitterrand et la télé
as Self (archive footage)May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks”...
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Un fil à la patte
as uncreditedBois d'Enghien, engaged to a young girl from a good family, has to break up with Lucette...
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Maso and Miso Go Boating
as Self (archive footage)The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise...
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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life...
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Paris Rendez-vous
as Le bouquinisteThéodore, a strange and shy parisian man, discovers a song with supernatural power. An old jazz...
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Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
as SelfHours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts...
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Forgery and the Use of Forgeries
as Bernard PivotFleeing fame, the writer Anatole Hirsch decides to publish his new book under the name of his...
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Au secours ! Les mots m'ont mangé
as The WriterA writer explains how he feels eaten by words.
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Apostrophes
as HostApostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...
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